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Need a Bigger Boat?

by Eric-Paul Lecluse

We used to say “No” to a lot of clients. “No, I can’t help you with your project because I’m already on another one”. “No, I don’t have any colleagues who do what I do, I’m a freelancer”. “No, I can’t finish a four week project in one, I’m just by myself!”Â Any good programmer will recognize a bad repetition and change something in order to fix it. If it’s an annoyance shared by many, good programmers team up and work towards a collective solution, breaking the repetition once and for all. Writing libraries, sharing components and finding bugs are just a few examples of the benefits that teams have and the individual lacks, when it’s all about getting the project done.

Getting rid of the “No” dilemma was what we did, back in early 2008.Â A hand full of friends and developers got together to refer clients to one another, sharing projects and benefitting from the collective thought process. In the next several years we grew to a squad of 14 professional software developers covering the fields of on- and offline applications for computers, mobile devices and other gadgets. We get together every month to discuss programming tactics, industry standards, cutting edge developments and team opportunities. We’re not a company, yet we work like one on projects for agencies and production studios. We help each other on projects when deadlines get tight or when cutting edge needs a push. We refer to each other and can blindly attest to the skills of our fellow developers. We are individual freelancers with the backup and knowledge base of an entire team.

Today, after working with and learning from each other for over three years, we take it one step further. With this website we give you instant access to over a dozen experienced independent web developers, software engineers, technical consultants, creative coders, enthousiasts and friends. Use the form to send us a message collectively, or call one of us directly. You’ll get an answer to your question and most probably it will be “Yes!”

We are a group of independent web developers, software engineers, technical consultants, creative
coders, enthousiasts, individuals, friends and we are good company.

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Paul Jones

Front end Developer with 8 years experience in high traffic systems and APIs, Google DFP and IMA SDK, games and more. Long time Actionscript programmer with a developing taste for AngularJS.

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Marco Alting

Creative Realtime 3D and VR/AR developer with a passion for game design and development using Unreal Engine, C++ and Blueprints. Also still doing projects as a senior frontend developer. Playing a lot of tennis in my spare time and occasionally singing and playing guitar.

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Stefan Hendriks

Agile Software Developer with a passion for clean and well tested code. Most comfortable with backend but also has frontend experience. Scrum Master. Chasing his dream to create the best Developer training on this world.

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Erik van Nieuwburg

15 years of front-end experience, started out with media-rich Flash applications and ending in JavaScript. I've been mostly hired for my knack for the soft skills of technology, like leading teams, training juniors and changing organisations to become more productive. Along this path, I've been trained to coach individuals and organizations in professional communication and productivity.

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Laurent van Dommelen

I am a creative coder with a background in interaction design and advertising-driven web applications. Since early 2010 I run a small studio together with the king of design town, Jannes Glas.
I try to not limit myself to one technology or platform, but the keywords in any of my products will be interactive, visual and experience. I get my kick out of coming up with creative solutions to complex problems, making it look all simple and sexy in the end.

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Patrick Brouwer

I'm an experienced and passionate creative developer, with a special love for frontend development! Following up with the latest trends and technology. Founder of Spirit (animation tooling for the web).

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Michiel van der Plas

Experienced creative frontend developer with a background in UX and Design and a love for clean code, animation and performance. Working experience includes campaign websites, microsites, big builds and mobile applications.

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Sander Nieuwenhuizen

Startup creator and fire starter. Cofounder of Startup Studio The Main Ingredient, located in the center of Amsterdam. We create and invest in products together with founders. Open to chat about new digital product ideas.

Hugo Dechesne

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Michiel van der Ros

Creative developer that loves clean code, ES6 and React.
Specialized in serious games, interactive story telling and 360º panoramas, all in HTML5, JavaScript in CSS.
Working experience includes web applications, frontend training/workshops, research & development and many high end campaigns.